Trump Cornered Amid Epstein Panic

The Oath and The Office

Corey Brettschneider

Government, News, Politics

4.9 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Epstein files erupt in Washington, leaving Trump suddenly cornered as Republicans push for their release. Corey and John break down Trump’s push to stretch presidential immunity by labeling even unofficial conduct as “official,” the Supreme Court’s new asylum case at the border, and Tucker Carlson’s move to platform extremist Nick Fuentes. A sharp look at power, democracy, and rising hate in politics.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another edition of The Oath and the Office starring Professor Corey Brechtitner.
0:16.6	I'm John Fuglesang.
0:18.0	If you're just joining us breaking news, Judge Boseberg just ruled that meta is not a monopoly.
0:24.7	And I can confirm this because I just read it on WhatsApp and on Instagram and on Facebook.
0:30.5	I get all my news from those three places, so I can confirm this.
0:35.3	Folks, would you please welcome the star of our show, the pride of the Ivy League,
0:40.4	Professor and author of the Oath and the Office, Corey Brett Schneider.
0:44.8	Welcome, Professor.
0:46.1	Thanks, John.
0:46.7	We're going to talk about some dark topics today, including the Epstein files and our real
0:51.4	failure of a system to deal with the criminal at the top, namely Donald Trump
0:56.4	because of his control over the Department of Justice. But I love starting with a surprise and a joke.
1:02.8	I don't have to go to comedy clubs anymore. I just do this show with you. And what a pleasure.
1:07.2	It is to speak to every week. I think it's really sad if you think my joke at the top of this show means you don't have to go to comedy clubs anymore.
1:14.9	Corey, I want to begin by just saying, unlike a lot of other podcasts that you might hear in the top five of a podcast this week in the government section, unlike a lot of other podcasts, we're not going to come out and say that Donald Trump just did a 180 on the Epstein files, okay?
1:32.9	Everyone's saying, oh, Trump just did a 180. Now, now that a hundred Republicans are standing up to this man, and what have I been saying every week, now a hundred Republicans are standing up to this guy to release the files, and he knows he's trapped.
1:47.3	This is not a 180, friends, because remember, this whole Mischagas is happening right now.
1:52.3	We're talking about this.
1:53.7	Corey's an Ivy League professor, and we're talking about this right now, because as a candidate, Donald Trump couldn't let sleeping pedophiles lie, and he kept promising
2:02.7	over and over again to release the files. We're doing this because he did. He didn't have to
2:08.3	promise to release them. The case was closed. The accused was dead, but no, he promised to release
2:13.4	them. And so the 180 came when he started calling this a Democratic hoax a few months ago. The
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